Unbelievable !! Councils, Governments are only looking to fleece us over petty matters. One of the reasons I never vote...
madaboutled said
01:20 PM Mar 26, 2015
Typical new reporting doesn't give all the facts, he parked his van on Nicklin Way with a sale sign on it so it was in a prominent position most likely on council land. Most councils have bylaws not allowing you to a park vehicle on council property advertising it for sale regardless how you word a sign. It wasn't that he put a sign on the van, it was because he parked it illegally for the purpose of advertising it for sale. I feel sorry for the guy, but he should have just paid the $220 fine instead of trying to fight it.
aussie_paul said
03:08 PM Mar 26, 2015
madaboutled wrote:
Typical new reporting doesn't give all the facts, he parked his van on Nicklin Way with a sale sign on it so it was in a prominent position most likely on council land. Most councils have bylaws not allowing you to a park vehicle on council property advertising it for sale regardless how you word a sign. It wasn't that he put a sign on the van, it was because he parked it illegally for the purpose of advertising it for sale. I feel sorry for the guy, but he should have just paid the $220 fine instead of trying to fight it.
I knew there would be more to the story. Pretty "stupid" to take a Council to court over a fine that was probably legit. The old "someone told me mate that it would be ok"!!!!!!!!!!!!
Papou said
03:12 PM Mar 26, 2015
Just the same they could have told him to move it or else i would have thought rather than fine him ??...Unless thats what they did originally??
hako said
04:10 PM Mar 26, 2015
I don't agree with the old bloke either...bit stubborn really, but what took my eye was that the magistrate said:
""He said to me, 'I can't send you to jail. If you don't pay your fine we are going to take your licence off you'."
So that means he is deprived of his licence to pay a fine???
Dougwe said
04:46 PM Mar 26, 2015
What a load of rubbish. Beaurocracy at it's best.
Bruce and Bev said
05:09 PM Mar 26, 2015
maybe petty - but in our area we have major problems with people parking their vehicles on the grassed and planted areas and then put up for sale signs. Its not the fact of what they want to do, but the council spends a lot of money putting down the grass and planting the gardens and then some of these turkeys drive over them and leave squashed plants and tyre marks in the grass.
If you want to sell your car or anything else, put it on your own property or on-line.............and this wasn't an attack on someone elderly......I watched it on TV and he was asked to move the vehicle sometime the same day but told the ranger he wouldn't. He deserves what he got, the stubborn old fool
brickies said
05:19 PM Mar 26, 2015
The Law is the Law , If you get caught it's cheaper to pay the fine .
Cloak said
08:00 PM Mar 26, 2015
brickies wrote:
The Law is the Law , If you get caught it's cheaper to pay the fine .
I can agree to that. I just sucked up a $3000 fine instead of $6,500 lawyers plus a fine....
hehehehe
Izabarack said
06:26 AM Mar 27, 2015
Maybe the "friend" who gave him the bad advice could step up and pay the fine for him. Bloke also needs to give himself a kick in the bum for not checking with authorities if the advice was correct. Rotten outcome for the man but he needs to take some responsibility.
Iza
peterblack said
08:33 AM Mar 27, 2015
hi all. I also think.
What a load of rubbish. Beaurocracy at it's best
surely a warning first
I also have had dealings with my local council when I worked for them
enjoy
03_Troopy said
10:31 AM Mar 27, 2015
I got a warning notice, that if i didn't remove my vehicle within 24Hrs of the time on the notice I'd get a fine too, when i was trying to sell my previous vehicle.. So I complied and moved it 23 hours later lol. It was on a corner where it is common to see cars for sale, and I had not heard of people being fined before. I have also not noticed any other vehicles with warnings on them there since. I did end up selling it though, so all good
http-::www.qt.com.au:news:pensioner-prefers-jail-to-2377-penalty:2587168:
Unbelievable !! Councils, Governments are only looking to fleece us over petty matters. One of the reasons I never vote...
Typical new reporting doesn't give all the facts, he parked his van on Nicklin Way with a sale sign on it so it was in a prominent position most likely on council land. Most councils have bylaws not allowing you to a park vehicle on council property advertising it for sale regardless how you word a sign. It wasn't that he put a sign on the van, it was because he parked it illegally for the purpose of advertising it for sale. I feel sorry for the guy, but he should have just paid the $220 fine instead of trying to fight it.
I knew there would be more to the story. Pretty "stupid" to take a Council to court over a fine that was probably legit. The old "someone told me mate that it would be ok"!!!!!!!!!!!!
""He said to me, 'I can't send you to jail. If you don't pay your fine we are going to take your licence off you'."
So that means he is deprived of his licence to pay a fine???
If you want to sell your car or anything else, put it on your own property or on-line.............and this wasn't an attack on someone elderly......I watched it on TV and he was asked to move the vehicle sometime the same day but told the ranger he wouldn't. He deserves what he got, the stubborn old fool
I can agree to that. I just sucked up a $3000 fine instead of $6,500 lawyers plus a fine....
hehehehe
Iza
What a load of rubbish. Beaurocracy at it's best
surely a warning first
I also have had dealings with my local council when I worked for them
enjoy